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ALLIANCE for Change loyalists and members are accusing Nigel Hughes and Moses Nagamootoo of working together to undermine the internal party democracy as they appear to be heading for fist-clashes as the leadership brawl intensifies. As a matter of fact, over the last two weeks, a series of in-house efforts by these “party faithful” who attempted to manage the egos of several AFC leaders caught up in the leadership brawl did not go down well, or were resisted altogether.
According to an AFC executive member, there is high uncertainty and growing insecurity over the question of leadership of that party, because the various factions within that party are fighting for supremacy and to steer the direction in which it should go.
“It’s really about who should get the spotlight and who should be presidential candidate, that’s all these guys seem to be taken up with; and it is especially worse since Moses Nagamootoo entered the party. This man (Nagamootoo) has a preoccupation with trying to be in control”, the insider revealed.
Meanwhile, AFC’s Chairman Nigel Hughes’ faction is also being described as an aggressor as it is no longer a secret that he continues to seek dominion and control over other executive members of the party, regardless if they would like to display conservatism towards any issue engaging their attention, before taking an extremist approach.
This newspaper understands that there have been numerous complaints over Hughes over-stepping his boundaries and displaying appalling levels of arrogance.
In August 2012, at the party’s National Conference, Hughes was elected Chairman of the AFC, ahead of Nagamootoo, despite the latter was seen at that time as the leader with the greatest influence in the AFC. Nagomootoo was subsequently elected Vice Chairman, a position which many say he is not satisfied with.
The Guyana Chronicle has also been reliably informed that the Ramjattan faction is of late, coming under constant pressure to defend itself from the attacks of the Nagamootoo faction which has been constantly critical of Ramjattan for not throwing his entire weight behind Nagamootoo to secure Hughes position.
“There is another faction of the party which is constantly turned off by the overtly aggressive and confrontational posture of Ramjattan, Nagamootoo and Hughes, who all are responsible for the rapid depletion of the party’s membership”, the executive member said.
It is not the first time the AFC has been caught in a leadership brawl. Raphael Trotman and Ramjattan were in a leadership battle following the failure by the party’s top-brass in June, 2011, to honour a rotation agreement that would have seen Ramjattan take over as AFC leader.
Sources in the party have said Trotman’s faction was insisting that Ramjattan is unsuitable to lead the AFC, while the Ramjattan group was accusing the party’s prime movers of alienation tactics.
The AFC has been badly hurt by several bouts of in-fighting, and is trying to salvage its image.
Businessman Peter Ramsaroop, who resigned as AFC Chief Executive Officer and withdrew his membership of the party, had publicly expressed his displeasure at Ramjattan’s leadership.
Back in May, 2011, the Guyana Chronicle came in for criticisms from the AFC for its report that ‘’Sheila Holder may fall out of the elections race’’. The report was based on an AFC senior insider who was describing the acrimonious state of that party. A few weeks later everything contained in the Guyana Chronicle report was proven to be accurate.
According to an AFC executive member, there is high uncertainty and growing insecurity over the question of leadership of that party, because the various factions within that party are fighting for supremacy and to steer the direction in which it should go.
“It’s really about who should get the spotlight and who should be presidential candidate, that’s all these guys seem to be taken up with; and it is especially worse since Moses Nagamootoo entered the party. This man (Nagamootoo) has a preoccupation with trying to be in control”, the insider revealed.
Meanwhile, AFC’s Chairman Nigel Hughes’ faction is also being described as an aggressor as it is no longer a secret that he continues to seek dominion and control over other executive members of the party, regardless if they would like to display conservatism towards any issue engaging their attention, before taking an extremist approach.
This newspaper understands that there have been numerous complaints over Hughes over-stepping his boundaries and displaying appalling levels of arrogance.
In August 2012, at the party’s National Conference, Hughes was elected Chairman of the AFC, ahead of Nagamootoo, despite the latter was seen at that time as the leader with the greatest influence in the AFC. Nagomootoo was subsequently elected Vice Chairman, a position which many say he is not satisfied with.
The Guyana Chronicle has also been reliably informed that the Ramjattan faction is of late, coming under constant pressure to defend itself from the attacks of the Nagamootoo faction which has been constantly critical of Ramjattan for not throwing his entire weight behind Nagamootoo to secure Hughes position.
“There is another faction of the party which is constantly turned off by the overtly aggressive and confrontational posture of Ramjattan, Nagamootoo and Hughes, who all are responsible for the rapid depletion of the party’s membership”, the executive member said.
It is not the first time the AFC has been caught in a leadership brawl. Raphael Trotman and Ramjattan were in a leadership battle following the failure by the party’s top-brass in June, 2011, to honour a rotation agreement that would have seen Ramjattan take over as AFC leader.
Sources in the party have said Trotman’s faction was insisting that Ramjattan is unsuitable to lead the AFC, while the Ramjattan group was accusing the party’s prime movers of alienation tactics.
The AFC has been badly hurt by several bouts of in-fighting, and is trying to salvage its image.
Businessman Peter Ramsaroop, who resigned as AFC Chief Executive Officer and withdrew his membership of the party, had publicly expressed his displeasure at Ramjattan’s leadership.
Back in May, 2011, the Guyana Chronicle came in for criticisms from the AFC for its report that ‘’Sheila Holder may fall out of the elections race’’. The report was based on an AFC senior insider who was describing the acrimonious state of that party. A few weeks later everything contained in the Guyana Chronicle report was proven to be accurate.
